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On June 7th, nsu will be performing his first live set (as part of the Audio Colours crew) in over a year at the 2013 Ritual Fest, with a stack of new tunes to be heard live for the first time. He will be joined on the stage by Deepstoned (of Irie Revolution) on the MC duties.

“Resurrection” – new single by nsu, featuring Deepstoned on the vocals.

Roadkill EP Out Soon!

Our latest release is just around the corner – it features the explosive original version of “Meatgrinder” by Roadkill, along with remixes by The Supersonic Army, Soul Science and nsu. You can preview all the tracks here.

Chart Success for Blood Orange Remix

Late last year, two of nsu’s remixes were released on the Cartoon Beats 004 EP, for Haszari’s “Blood Orange” and for SoNic Smoth’s “RE: Memory”. The EP ended up climbing to number 5 on Juno’s Charts for electro releases, while the “Blood Orange” remix took the number 8 spot on the electro tunes chart.

The Cartoon Beats team, made up of Haszari and SoNic Smith, are back with a new, monumental double EP, “Blood Orange / RE: Memory”. nsu delivers a dark, atmospheric breakbeat-step interpretation of the former, followed up by an uplifting breakbeat take on the latter.

The next release out on Newclear Music is a remix EP for “The Last Sunrise”, an old favourite in the live set. The EP will features new mixes from Soul Science, Nort, Stray Theories, Virus and Squeezer, all in company with nsu’s “Immortal Mix”. All tracks have been completed and are due to be mastered very soon. Watch this space for updates about this release.

Archeology Volume One

nsu collaborating with Irie Revolution Sound

After a relatively long period without fresh new material, nsu is finally back in the studio, and one of the first demos to be penned down, tentatively titled “Resurrection”, is a collaboration with Novi Sad’s reggae/roots/dubstep act, Irie Revolution Sound. More announcements at a later date.

The first four releases by nsu on Newclear Music are now available as free downloads from nsu’s Bandcamp site. You can now grab the following releases in a number of digital formats, without paying for them:

In addition to that, we’re planning on releasing a bunch of VIP and promo only versions of some of the tracks from the earlier releases, in a free download digital collection soon. Watch this space.

Remixers for Roadkill’s EP Confirmed

One of the upcoming releases on Newclear Music will be the “Meatgrinder” remix EP by Roadkill. Alongside the original version, which can be heard here, the EP will include remixes by the following artists:

We’ve just scheduled two new releases for the second half of 2012, and both will continue our current run of the multi-genre remix EP format. Here’s the tentative line-up:

NCMR008EP: nsu – The Last Sunrise feat. Squeezer – Remixes: Old live favourite by nsu, given the treatment by Stray Theories, Soul Science, Nort, Squeezer and Newclear-newcomer Sameless Cut/Virus.

NCMR009EP: Roadkill – Meatgrinder – Remixes: Explosive breakbeat-rave rhythms on this one – full list of remixers yet to be confirmed, but we’ll have some household names as well as some fresh faces.

Full release schedule and track-listings to be confirmed in the next update.

Higher – Remixes

Stray Theories – Higher – Remixes

Our latest release arrived in late June and has been received warmly. The release is available now in digital format from online retailers, and you can read all about it in the official press release.Â You can also watch the promo video for the release here.

We are now looking to promote the release on Dunedin’s Radio 1 91FM, and would like to break into their weekly Top 11 chart on Tuesdays. You can help us by voting:

nsu has recently completed his second remix for the upcoming double-A-side on Cartoon Beats Recordings (CBR004) EP, “Blood Orange/RE Memory” by Haszari & SoNic Smith. Look-out for the previews in the next few weeks.

Earlier this year, nsu joined the Audio Colours collective – a group of musicians based in Novi Sad, Serbia, specialising in genres such as reggae, dub, drum’n’bass, dubstep and breakbeat, amongst others. There are plans for a lot of collaborations, and Virus/Sameless Cut is the first Audio Colours member to be included in a future Newclear release (see top story).

In April, nsu played his first live gig outside of New Zealand, at the 2nd edition of the Audio Colours Experience night. The gig took place at the Petrovaradin Fortress, and you can see some highlights from nsu’s set here.

As always, thanks to everyone for their support. We’re looking forward to more good beats and gigs 🙂

nsu’s first release for 2011 comes in the form of a downbeat style remix album, featuring new versions of earlier nsu tunes by artists from around New Zealand. You can read detailed background info on the album, including the full list of artists involved, in the official press release.

The album will be available on CD as well as digital downloads â€“ full details available on release date. You can listen to the remix album right now on nsu’s Bandcamp page:

Last year has been a relatively quiet year in terms of new work, so here’s a look at some of the stand-out moments from 2010:

Panic Bells Music Video

In late April 2010, after an amazing effort by everyone involved, we finally launched the much anticipated music video for “Panic Bells“. On the day of its release, the video achieved the accolade of the “Most Watched NZ Musician Channel” on YouTube.

The sole new production by nsu in 2010 was the tune “Neutron Star MMX“, which, together with Haszari’s “It’s Not Real” was released as a double-A-side EP on the Dunedin label Cartoon Beats, together with remixes from Aural Trash/Greg Churchill and Snake Charmer.

In late October, the “Deep Space” EP reached #1 on JunoDownload’s “Progressive House” release chart for one whole week, in addition to hitting the 5th spot on the overall “House” charts.